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It is impossible to read The Bell Jar and not compare it to Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. Yet when I compared the two, I deciphered the former was much more enjoyable and intriguing than the latter. The Bell Jar follows the disintegration of Esther's sanity so interestingly, that the reader can vaguely pin point the moment Esther 'goes mad.' I found myself arguing that she was never mad at all, only frustrated and depressed that what she wanted in life she could never have, and that life itself was a nightmare for her. A lot of emotions and thoughts correlated with my own, and the reader is left questioning Esther's future as she does, and sympathizing with her. Because I knew the book had a lot references to Plath's life, I tried to keep an eye for any hints suggesting references, but I soon forgot about playing a detective role, and engrossed myself with the book and all it's characters. It's been quite sometime since I've found a book which has enabled me to fully immerse myself into it emotionally and almost mentally, so I was very glad to have read this book, and was sad to have finished it within a mere week! Although I'm sure I'll come back to this book, a first time reading a book is always the best time. Having said that, this is a book I'll remember and carry inside me always. This is not just a 'good read' but an awesome one.